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About this project

ChargeSAFE is an amazingly simple
laptop accessory that plugs into the power jack of the computer and provides a
breakaway connection.

Why ?

In the event the power cord gets pulled or someone trips over the cord the ChargeSAFE
jack will separate from the plug providing a level of safety never before
available in PC laptop products. With ChargeSAFE, working in a crowded coffee
house allows you to use your power cord with the reassurance that you have an
extra margin of safety for you and others around you. ChargeSAFE prevents damage to the computer, the power jack and/or prevents personal injury. The ChargeSAFE plug is
shaped so it is effortless to re-connect should it become dislodged. ChargeSAFE consists of two parts: 1. the fixed plug and
2. the releasable jack. The device avoids damage to the built-in laptop power jack by transferring forces to the
ChargeSAFE device.

Apple® laptops have a built-in system called Magsafe®. Our design serves a similar purpose for PC laptops providing a breakaway connector.

ChargeSAFE is simple to use –
just plug it in your laptop power port and then insert the OEM power plug into
the ChargeSAFE jack. No setup or software is needed.

ChargeSAFE will be initially
available for recent model Dell®, HP® and Alienware® laptop and notebook computers.

ChargeSAFE is
made of high quality materials : gold plated contacts and high power spring
loaded pins.

ChargeSAFE is Patent Pending.

WHAT
WE’LL DO WITH THE FUNDING

It’s
costly to get a product to market. It takes time, perseverance and
money – sometimes lots of it.

Injection
Molds - The tools used to build the plastic parts will cost upwards
of $20,000.

Procurement - We’ll need to buy minimum allotments of the internal components to
make it feasible to produce for a reasonable price. That includes the
gold plated circuit boards, spring loaded pins, power jacks, power
plugs and, of course, the three injection molded plastic parts.

Legal - We’ve filed patents to protect our ideas but will still have fees
incurred to cover our design after product launch and in the future.

Packaging - We'll produce packaging to protect the product during shipment. We’re
still thinking about the initial Kickstarter packaging and we hope to
eventually develop retail packaging if the market warrants.

This past year PC laptops and notebooks passed desktops for the first time ever in total sales for a given year. About 160 million were sold last year and the market is still growing. While tablets are a fast growing segment they still have a long way to go to overtake laptop and notebook sales. To put it in perspective Apple has sold less than 160 million iPads in its history as of Jan 2012.